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Tariffed: The Toymaker That Took on Trump Part Three
Since the start of his second term, US President Donald Trump has imposed sweeping tariffs – especially on China, where most toys are made.
On today…
2 months ago
Tariffed: The Toymaker That Took on Trump Part Two
The US-China trade war has upended global manufacturing, forcing companies like Chicago-based Learning Resources to fundamentally change how and wher…
2 months ago
Tariffed: The Toymaker That Took on Trump Part One
President Trump’s trade threw American businesses, which source everything from aircraft parts to baby strollers from China, into chaos. Over this ye…
2 months ago
Why Instacart Backtracked on an AI-Pricing Experiment
This month, the think-tank the Groundwork Collaborative, Consumer Reports and the news nonprofit More Perfect Union released a report finding that In…
2 months ago
Even a US Blockade of Venezuela Isn’t Spiking Oil Prices
From OPEC powerhouses and US shale producers to countries like Guyana, global producers are drilling more oil and driving down prices. And with the p…
2 months ago
Weekend Listen: Lynsey Addario Keeps Going Back to Photograph War
Lynsey Addario’s life work means taking great risks to tell other people’s stories. She is a Pulitzer Prize winning war photographer who has been ab…
2 months, 1 week ago
Inside Disney and OpenAI’s Billion Dollar Deal
As AI-generated images ping pong around the internet, the Walt Disney Company has been mostly playing defense, using litigation to protect its intell…
2 months, 1 week ago
Truckers Are Aging Out. Who Will Replace Them?
The trucking industry has long been dominated by older white men. But as those truckers steer toward retirement, who will replace them?
On today’s B…
2 months, 1 week ago
Many Cancer Drugs Don’t Extend Life
Treating cancer is a massive business. In 2024 alone, cancer treatments generated at least $200 billion in worldwide sales for the pharmaceutical ind…
2 months, 1 week ago
The $2 Billion Flood Control Scandal Rocking the Philippines
The Philippines is no stranger to typhoons, but this year’s storms exposed something far uglier: a vast corruption scandal.
On today’s Big Take Asia …
2 months, 1 week ago